Clarity, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based AI cybersecurity startup specializing in detecting deepfakes, has secured a $16 million seed investment.
SaaS Investors
The round was led by Walden Catalyst Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners. First-check investor Secret Chord Ventures, Ascend Ventures, and Flying Fish Partners also participated, along with over 70 angel investors and advisors, including cyber expert Udi Mokady and democracy expert Professor Larry Diamond.
Walden Catalyst is a venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2021, the firm seeks to invest in early-stage companies operating in data, deep tech, artificial intelligence, quantum, cloud, and digital biology sectors across the United States, Europe, and Israel region.
Founded in 1911, Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Redwood City, California. The firm seeks to invest in the software, cloud tech, cryptocurrency, web tech, consumer, enterprise, and healthcare sectors. The firm has additional offices based in San Francisco, Boston, New York, Larchmont, Bangalore, Tel Aviv, and London.
Clarity Use of Funds
The funding will fuel hiring, technology development, and U.S. expansion. The investment and partnerships aim to accelerate R&D and market growth, reinforcing Clarity's mission.
About Clarity
Founded in 2022 by Michael Matias, Natalie Fridman, and Gil Avriel, Clarity is an AI cybersecurity startup that protects against deepfakes and new social engineering and phishing attack vectors accelerated by the rapid adoption of Generative AI. Its patent-pending technology detects AI manipulations in videos, images, and audio and authenticates media with encrypted watermarking. Clarity's patent-pending technology detects AI manipulations in videos, images, and audio, offering encrypted watermarking for media authentication. Clarity's AI DeepFake Firewall integrates into new and existing workflows.
Funding Details
Company: Claritas Software Solutions Ltd.
Raised: $16.0M
Round: Seed Round
Funding Month: February 2024
Lead Investors: Walden Catalyst Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners
Additional Investors: Secret Chord Ventures, Ascend Ventures, Flying Fish Partners, Udi Mokady, and Larry Diamond
Company Website: https://www.getclarity.ai/
Software Category: Cybersecurity
Source: https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/sys4fcosa